Two separate Geekbench listings of Asus ZenFone 4 (ZE554KL) variants with Android 9 Pie have been spotted.
This indicates that the Taiwanese tech giant is testing the latest Android version for the ZenFone 4 and it may rollout anytime soon.
The Asus ZenFone 4 was introduced with Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS onboard. In October, it was treated with Android 8.1 Oreo update. The Geekbench listings of the ZenFone 4 with Android 9 Pie OS update shows that the Taiwanese firm is gearing up to release last major software update for the ZenFone 4.
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The Geekbench screenshots show that the ZenFone 4 variants Z01KD and Z01KDA that respectively feature 4 GB and 6 GB of RAM have been spotted with Android 9 Pie. The 4 GB edition of the phone was launched with Snapdragon 630 whereas the 6 GB RAM variant was launched with Snapdragon 660. In the first screenshot, the processor seems to be incorrectly mentioned as sdm660.
Asus Zenfone Max 4 to be treated with Android Pie Soon
Asus ZenFone 4 models spotted today are not the only models to be treated with Android 9 Pie. Asus ZenFone 4 Max with model number X00IDB has also been found with the new software on the benchmarking site. The exact release timeframe of the Pie update for the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 4 Max models have not been confirmed yet.
Android Pie for Asus Zenfone 5, Zenfone 5Z and Zenfone Max Pro M1
Now that Asus has released the Android 9 Pie update to ZenFone 5, it appears that the company will prioritize on rolling out the latest edition of Android to ZenFone models that were released this year.
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The ZenFone 5Z flagship phone and the newer ZenFone Max Pro M2 are scheduled to receive the Android 9 Pie update in January 2019. The ZenFone Max Pro M1 will be treated with Android Pie in February next year. Hence, it appears that the ZenFone 4 and ZenFone 4 Max models could be treated with Android 9 Pie by the end of Q1 or in Q2 2019.